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Martha Caroline Cypert was born September 21, 1856, in Wayne County, Tennessee, the daughter of Thomas Jefferson Cypert and Martha Elizabeth Robertson.
Martha married Jacob Livingston Hayes on September 28, 1873. Jacob Hayes was born August 27, 1851, in Georgia.
Jacob and Martha moved their family to Panola County, Mississippi, between 1885 and 1891. Jacob operated a store there for some years. He was accidentally shot and killed on December 9, 1911, at Batesville, in Panola, County. Martha died there on June 7, 1935. They are buried in Chapelton Cemetery, near Batesville.
Children of Jacob Hayes and Martha Cypert
1. Thomas David Hayes, b. Sept 27, 1874, Wayne Co, TN; d. Dec 13, 1946
2. Julia Camilla Hayes, b. Nov 8, 1875 Wayne Co, TN; d. Nov 22, 1957; m. Stephen S. Van Voris; no children
3. Ellen Louise Hayes, b. Jan 10, 1877, Wayne Co, TN; d. Sept 21, 1960; m. David Walter Tubbs
4. Martha Viola Hayes, b. Aug 16, 1879, Wayne Co, TN; d. Mar 18, 1965; m. Marion Baxter Varner, son of Rufus Morgan Varner and Artimissa Jones
5. Mary Catherine Hayes, b. Aug 17, 1881 Wayne Co, TN; d. Mar 23, 1931; m. Henry Eugene May
6. Sara Nancy Ann Hayes, b. Apr 7, 1883 Wayne Co, TN; d. Nov 1964; m. Reese B. Sullivant
7. Henry Oliver Hayes, b. Mar 30, 1885, Wayne Co, TN; d. Nov 26, 1962, m. Leona Wilson, dau. of Dock Madison Wilson and Mary N. E. Cypert. Henry and Leona were first cousins.
8. Elijah P. Hayes, b. abt 1888; d. as infant
9. Jesse Livingston Hayes, b. Apr 13, 1891, Panola Co, MS
10. Ruby Emma Hayes